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Deep-dive safety investigations and accountability reporting. Pattern coverage of OSHA enforcement, negligent-security verdicts, corporate-conduct settlements, and failure-chain analysis. Cross-listed from our news and litigation coverage where the work crosses into investigative territory.

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A garden-style apartment complex exterior, daytime

A garden-style apartment complex (file photo). Premises-liability claims over inadequate security most often arise at multifamily residential properties. Photo: Alfred Twu / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Investigations

When Property Owners Fail: How Negligent Security Turns Preventable Crimes Into Lawsuits

A crime happens at a commercial property. The police investigate the criminal. But the second question — could the property owner have prevented this? — is the one that drives negligent security litigation.

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 parked on an airport ramp, viewed from above.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 on the ramp (file photo). Photo: Boeing / Addison Salzman via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Boeing's Safety Culture Remains Broken. The FAA's Oversight Isn't Much Better.

The NTSB determined Boeing's inadequate training and oversight caused the 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout. FAA audits found systemic quality failures. But accountability remains limited.

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Dollar General corporate headquarters building in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Dollar General corporate headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee (file photo). The chain settled with OSHA for $12 million in 2024. Photo: Excel23 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Dollar General Pays $12 Million to Settle Years of OSHA Safety Violations

Dollar General agreed to pay $12 million to settle OSHA investigations spanning years of repeated violations — blocked emergency exits, inaccessible fire extinguishers, and a pattern of willful disregard for worker and customer safety.

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Amazon fulfillment center exterior in Ocala, Florida

An Amazon fulfillment center in Ocala, Florida (file photo). The OSHA settlement covered 10 facilities across the country. Photo: Michael Rivera / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Amazon Settles OSHA Warehouse Ergonomics Citations — But Workers Say Little Has Changed

Amazon settled OSHA ergonomic hazard citations across 10 warehouses for $145,000 after the agency dropped 9 of 10 original citations. The corporate-wide agreement requires ergonomic risk assessments, but the fine amounts to pocket change for a $575 billion company.

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Adult portable bed rail (Vive Health model LVA1024) recalled by CPSC over entrapment and asphyxiation hazards

An adult portable bed rail (Vive Health LVA1024) recalled by CPSC for entrapment hazards. Photo: CPSC / Public Domain.

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At Least 10 Adult Bed Rail Brands Recalled for Entrapment Deaths — Most Sold on Amazon

At least 10 brands of adult portable bed rails have been recalled by CPSC for entrapment and asphyxiation risks. Two deaths confirmed. Nearly all were sold on Amazon by sellers that are difficult or impossible to trace.

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Black lithium-ion portable power bank with a charging cable on a plain surface, representing the category behind the 2025 recall surge

A lithium-ion portable power bank — the product category that drove the decade-high surge in consumer product recalls in 2025. Photo: Saucy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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Product Recalls Hit Decade High in 2025: What's Driving the Surge

Product recalls reached their highest level in at least a decade in 2025, driven by lithium-ion battery hazards, entrapment risks, and basic design failures in everyday consumer goods.

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The Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch hotel exterior on a clear day, viewed from the street.

The Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch (file photo). A jury awarded $177 million in a negligent-security suit over a 2016 sexual assault at the hotel; the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the verdict in 2025. Photo: Daniel Ramirez / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

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Hyatt Ordered to Pay $177 Million After Security Guard Sexually Assaults Hotel Guest

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $177 million jury verdict against Hyatt after a security guard — hired without a background check that would have revealed prior sexual misconduct arrests — assaulted a guest in her room.

3 min read
A garden-style apartment complex exterior, daytime

A garden-style apartment complex (representative file photo — not the property named in the suit). Photo: Pubdog / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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3-Year-Old Shot at Georgia Apartment Complex: $31 Million Negligent Security Settlement

A 3-year-old standing in a parking lot with her mother was shot by unknown assailants who gained access to the Arborside Apartment Complex in DeKalb County. The property had a documented history of criminal activity. Settlement: $31 million.

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An apartment building exterior in Jacksonville, Florida

An apartment building in Jacksonville, Florida (representative file photo — not the property named in the suit). Photo: PicoOrdinalo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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$16 Million Settlement in Jacksonville Apartment Shooting Exposes Negligent Security Failures

A Jacksonville apartment complex settled for $16 million after multiple people were shot and killed on the property. Broken gates, no security guards, and a documented history of violence — the property knew the risk and did nothing.

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A residential building exterior in Jacksonville, Florida

A residential building in Jacksonville, Florida (representative file photo — not the property named in the suit). Photo: Xnatedawgx / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Man Shot Walking to His Car at New Florida Apartment Complex: $3 Million Negligent Security Settlement

A newly built apartment complex in Jacksonville had already become a hotspot for criminal activity when a man was fatally shot walking to his car. His family reached a $3 million negligent security settlement.

3 min read
Aircraft on a landing zone at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the installation at the center of the Camp Lejeune water-contamination settlement program (file photo). Photo: Cpl. Andrew Johnston / U.S. Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Camp Lejeune: $421 Million Paid, But Less Than 1% of Claims Resolved

The Department of Justice has paid over $421 million in Camp Lejeune water contamination settlements. But with fewer than 2,400 of 400,000+ claims resolved, service members are still waiting for justice decades after exposure.

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